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Illustration representing lots of graphs. Google Trends "pdf" in 2024.

Most people searching for “pdf” are interested in a document, not the file format. Google Trends data offers a window into past and current perceptions of pdf, and offers some surprising insights.

Happy Holidays from the PDF Association!

A close-up look at how PDF does text | What would Patton think? | Word bug blocks PDF/UA validators, Happy Holidays & the PDFacademicBot for December 2024!

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The PDF Association looks back at industry activities, events and accomplishments in 2024.

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We’ve established a new public GitHub repository to allow anyone to log and discuss issues and requests against PDF Association publications.

PDF Association Division member

Limited Full membership for larger companies in which only a small number of developers and / or other experts work on PDF technology.

PDF Association Division member

The PDF Association announces a new membership type designed for organizations that produce or consume PDF files at-scale.

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New guidance on PDF Portable Collections and on digitizing paper. | US Army website features PDF/UA | PDFism! | Scratch-and-sniff PDF? | NARA’s new blog | Bit List says PDF is “vulnerable” | PDF/UA as bragging rights! | PDF AcademicBot for November 2024.

A scene from PDF Week Prague, with many people sitting close together working on their laptops.

The PDF industry’s technical conference, PDF Week provides an opportunity for cross-pollination, networking and shared experience across PDF’s ecosystem.

A vine grows through cracks in concrete.

Accessibility considerations for digital content aren’t limited to navigation, reading and interaction. Users also need to be able to archive, comment, redact, extract, and more.

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The 2nd edition now totals 18 pages includes 5 new sheets focusing on logical structure, tagged PDF, and the Arlington PDF Model. Additionally, Cheat Sheets in the 2nd edition conform to PDF/UA-1.

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